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  1. December 14, 2018

    Top 10 Copyright Rulings Of 2018

    From "Stairway to Heaven" to Fox News to an epic battle over smartphone software, 2018 saw too many important copyright rulings to keep straight. Here are the 10 biggest you need to remember, plus seven more that didn't make the cut.

  2. October 31, 2018

    9th Circ. Denies CBS Rehearing On Pre-1972 Songs

    A Ninth Circuit panel said Wednesday it won't reconsider its decision that remastered versions of old recordings aren't entitled to new copyright protections, sticking to its ruling reviving a proposed class action against CBS Corp. over radio broadcasts of songs made before 1972.

  3. September 20, 2018

    CBS Wants 9th Circ. To Rethink Pre-1972 Song Ruling

    CBS is asking the full Ninth Circuit to rethink a ruling last month that "remastered" versions of old recordings aren't entitled to new copyrights, arguing the decision "overturned decades of law" on so-called derivative works.

  4. August 20, 2018

    9th Circ. Revives Case Against CBS Over Pre-1972 Songs

    The Ninth Circuit on Monday revived a lawsuit against CBS over radio broadcasts of so-called pre-1972 recordings, overturning a novel ruling that "remastered" versions of old tracks are entirely new copyrighted songs.

  5. November 09, 2017

    Remastered Pre-1972 Songs Are New IP, CBS Tells 9th Circ.

    CBS told a Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday that remastered versions of songs recorded before 1972 are fundamentally different enough from the originals to qualify for federal copyright protection in an appeal from ABS Entertainment and others seeking to revive a class action claiming the media giant owes them royalties for radio broadcasts.